Alert archive / New York / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 8, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this winter storm warning at Oct 28, 2008, 3:33 AM EDT for Jefferson County, Lewis County, Oswego County, New York. It took effect at Oct 28, 2008, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 28, 2008, 3:33 AM EDT (07:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 28, 2008, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 29, 2008, 3:39 AM EDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY, Oswego County, NY
The radar
The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 205 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 911 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 90 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -97 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 339 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS41 KBUF 280733 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 333 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 ...FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL POSSIBLE OVER THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION... NYZ006>008-281545- /O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0006.081028T1800Z-081029T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0008.081028T1800Z-081029T0800Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 333 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LOW PRESSURE OFF THE NEW JERSEY COAST EARLY THIS MORNING WILL DEEPEN RAPIDLY AS IT LIFTS NORTH ACROSS NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND ON TO QUEBEC TONIGHT. THIS PATH WILL BE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BRING SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION. RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING AND GRADUALLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON...FIRST AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND EVENTUALLY TO ALL AREAS BY EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON ELEVATION WITH POTENTIAL OF A FOOT OR MORE OVER THE TUG HILL WITH A GENERAL 4 TO 8 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS THE BLACK RIVER VALLEY. EVEN LESS SNOW MAY FALL CLOSE TO LAKE ONTARIO WHERE THE CHANGEOVER TO SNOW IS LATEST. THE SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY...AND WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS TO RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES...WHICH MAY BE WIDESPREAD. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ019-020-281545- /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.Y.0011.081029T0000Z-081030T0000Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 333 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. A NORTHWEST FLOW OF UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR WILL DEEPEN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL SET OFF BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW...WITH ITS SOURCE OVER LAKE HURON. THE SNOWBANDS WILL BECOME ENHANCED CROSSING LAKE ERIE AND FROM OROGRAPHIC LIFT AND CAN RESULT IN ACCUMULATIONS AND SLIPPERY ROADS. AS MUCH AS 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE FROM SHERMAN TO MAYVILLE AND PERRYSBURG WITH LESSER AMOUNTS ELSEWHERE. THIS IS THE SEASONS FIRST SNOWFALL...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTRA CAUTION ON SLIPPERY ROADS. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ SFM
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KBUF 281538 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1138 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 ...FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OVER THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION... NYZ006>008-282300- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0008.081028T1800Z-081029T0800Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1138 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. LOW PRESSURE OVER LONG ISLAND WILL DEEPEN RAPIDLY AS IT LIFTS NORTH ACROSS NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND ON TO QUEBEC TONIGHT. THIS PATH WILL BE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BRING SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION. RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA AND GRADUALLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON...FIRST AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND EVENTUALLY TO ALL AREAS BY EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON ELEVATION WITH POTENTIAL OF A FOOT OR MORE OVER THE TUG HILL WITH A GENERAL 4 TO 8 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS THE BLACK RIVER VALLEY. EVEN LESS SNOW MAY FALL CLOSE TO LAKE ONTARIO WHERE THE CHANGEOVER TO SNOW IS LATEST. THE SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY...AND WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS TO RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES...WHICH MAY BE WIDESPREAD. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE... OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ019-020-282300- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0011.081029T0000Z-081030T0000Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 1138 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. A NORTHWEST FLOW OF UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR WILL DEEPEN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL SET OFF BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW...WITH ITS SOURCE OVER LAKE HURON. THE SNOWBANDS WILL BECOME ENHANCED CROSSING LAKE ERIE AND FROM OROGRAPHIC LIFT AND CAN RESULT IN ACCUMULATIONS AND SLIPPERY ROADS. AS MUCH AS 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE FROM SHERMAN TO MAYVILLE AND PERRYSBURG WITH LESSER AMOUNTS ELSEWHERE. THIS IS THE SEASONS FIRST SNOWFALL...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTRA CAUTION ON SLIPPERY ROADS. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ JJP/RSH/SFM
000 WWUS41 KBUF 282006 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 406 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 ...FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OVER THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION... NYZ006-290415- /O.EXB.KBUF.LE.Y.0011.081029T0800Z-081029T2000Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081029T0800Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 406 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. LOW PRESSURE OVER LONG ISLAND WILL DEEPEN RAPIDLY AS IT LIFTS NORTH ACROSS NEW ENGLAND AND ON TO QUEBEC TONIGHT. THIS PATH WILL BE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BRING SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION. RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA AND GRADUALLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON...FIRST AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND EVENTUALLY TO ALL AREAS BY EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON ELEVATION WITH POTENTIAL OF A FOOT OR MORE OVER THE TUG HILL WITH A GENERAL 4 TO 8 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS THE BLACK RIVER VALLEY. EVEN LESS SNOW MAY FALL CLOSE TO LAKE ONTARIO WHERE THE CHANGEOVER TO SNOW IS LATEST. THE SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY...AND WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS TO RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES...WHICH MAY BE WIDESPREAD. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE... OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ007-008-290415- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081029T0800Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 406 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. LOW PRESSURE OVER LONG ISLAND WILL DEEPEN RAPIDLY AS IT LIFTS NORTH ACROSS NEW ENGLAND AND ON TO QUEBEC TONIGHT. THIS PATH WILL BE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BRING SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION. RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA AND GRADUALLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON...FIRST AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND EVENTUALLY TO ALL AREAS BY EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON ELEVATION WITH POTENTIAL OF A FOOT OR MORE OVER THE TUG HILL WITH A GENERAL 4 TO 8 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS THE BLACK RIVER VALLEY. EVEN LESS SNOW MAY FALL CLOSE TO LAKE ONTARIO WHERE THE CHANGEOVER TO SNOW IS LATEST. THE SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY...AND WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS TO RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES...WHICH MAY BE WIDESPREAD. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE... OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ004-005-290415- /O.EXB.KBUF.LE.Y.0011.081029T0800Z-081029T2000Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 406 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. A NORTHWEST FLOW OF UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR WILL DEEPEN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL SET OFF BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND ANOTHER 2 TO 3 INCHES ON WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY...AND WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS TO RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTRA CAUTION ON SLIPPERY ROADS. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ019-020-290415- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0011.081029T0000Z-081030T0000Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 406 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. A NORTHWEST FLOW OF UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR WILL DEEPEN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL SET OFF BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW...WITH ITS SOURCE OVER LAKE HURON. THE SNOWBANDS WILL BECOME ENHANCED CROSSING LAKE ERIE AND FROM OROGRAPHIC LIFT AND CAN RESULT IN ACCUMULATIONS AND SLIPPERY ROADS. AS MUCH AS 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE FROM SHERMAN TO MAYVILLE AND PERRYSBURG WITH LESSER AMOUNTS ELSEWHERE. THIS IS THE SEASONS FIRST SNOWFALL...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTRA CAUTION ON SLIPPERY ROADS. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$
000 WWUS41 KBUF 290221 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1021 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 ...FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OVER THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION... NYZ006-291030- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081029T0800Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0011.081029T0800Z-081029T2000Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 1021 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... DEEP LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN QUEBEC THIS EVENING WILL WITHDRAW SLOWLY NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. THE STEADY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATER TONIGHT BUT BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON ELEVATION WITH A POTENTIAL OF A FOOT OVER THE TUG HILL PLATEAU BUT MUCH LESS OVER LOWER ELEVATIONS. THE SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY...AND WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS TO RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE... OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ007-008-290800- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081029T0800Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1021 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... DEEP LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN QUEBEC THIS EVENING WILL WITHDRAW SLOWLY NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. THE STEADY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATER TONIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON ELEVATION WITH POTENTIAL OF A FOOT OVER THE TUG HILL WITH A GENERAL 4 TO 8 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS THE BLACK RIVER VALLEY. EVEN LESS SNOW MAY FALL CLOSE TO LAKE ONTARIO. THE SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY...AND WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS TO RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE... OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ019-020-291030- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081030T0000Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 1021 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... A NORTHWEST FLOW OF UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR WILL DEEPEN OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL SET OFF BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW...WITH ITS SOURCE OVER LAKE HURON. THE SNOWBANDS WILL BECOME ENHANCED CROSSING LAKE ERIE AND FROM OROGRAPHIC LIFT AND CAN RESULT IN ACCUMULATIONS AND SLIPPERY ROADS. AS MUCH AS 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE FROM SHERMAN TO MAYVILLE AND PERRYSBURG WITH LESSER AMOUNTS ELSEWHERE. THIS IS THE SEASONS FIRST SNOWFALL...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTRA CAUTION ON SLIPPERY ROADS. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ004-005-291030- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0011.081029T0800Z-081029T2000Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 1021 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... A NORTHWEST FLOW OF UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR WILL DEEPEN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL SET OFF BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND ANOTHER 2 TO 3 INCHES ON WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY...AND WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS TO POSSIBLY RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTRA CAUTION ON SLIPPERY ROADS. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ SAGE
000 WWUS41 KBUF 290739 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 339 AM EDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OVER THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION... NYZ006-291545- /O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081029T0800Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0011.081029T0800Z-081029T2000Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 339 AM EDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW OFF LAKE ONTARIO WILL RESULT IN BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW TODAY. ACCUMULATIONS WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MORE PERSISTENT BANDS. THE ACTIVITY MAY CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ007-008-290845- /O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081029T0800Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 339 AM EDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. HEAVY SNOW WHICH FELL TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING HAS BECOME LIGHTER OVERNIGHT AS THE DEEP STORM WHICH PRODUCED THE SNOWFALL CONTINUES TO MOVE UP THROUGH QUEBEC. SNOWFALL TOTALS RANGED FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES NEAR LAKE ONTARIO AND IN THE WATERTOWN AREA AS WELL AS OVER THE BLACK RIVER VALLEY TO OVER A FOOT ON THE TUG HILL. SNOW OF VARYING RATES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THIS MORNING BUT TEND TO TAPER OFF. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE COUNTIES. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIER SNOW IS HISTORY...UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN VERY SLICK THIS MORNING AS LIGHTER SNOWS CONTINUE. MOTORISTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS. $$ NYZ019-020-291545- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081030T0000Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 339 AM EDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. LOOK FOR BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO CONTINUE TO MOVE IN OFF LAKE ERIE TODAY AS A COLD NORTHWEST WIND CROSSES THE WARM LAKE WATERS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE...AVERAGING 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ON THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE. THE ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATER TONIGHT. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ004-005-291545- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0011.081029T0800Z-081029T2000Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 339 AM EDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW OFF LAKE ONTARIO WILL RESULT IN BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW TODAY. ACCUMULATIONS WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MORE PERSISTENT BANDS. THE ACTIVITY MAY CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ SFM
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Buffalo, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Oct 28, 3:28 AM EDT, 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 28, 3:28 AM EDT, 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
328 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES NORTH ACROSS NEW
ENGLAND INTO QUEBEC TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS STORM WILL HAVE A
MAJOR IMPACT ON CENTRAL NEW YORK WITH RAIN CHANGING OVER TO SNOW
WITH THE POTENTIAL OF A HEAVY SNOWFALL EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO...
ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS. A COLD NORTHWEST FLOW WILL
FOLLOW THIS LOW WITH SOME LAKE EFFECT SNOW SOUTHEAST OF BOTH LAKES
LATER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. MORE SEASONABLE CONDITIONS WILL
RETURN LATER THIS WEEK AND ON THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE OHIO VALLEY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
A MAJOR EARLY SEASON RAIN/SNOW STORM ALONG THE EAST COAST WILL
IMPACT OUR REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH THE HIGHER TERRAIN EAST
OF LAKE ONTARIO POSSIBLY RECEIVING A FOOT OR MORE OF HEAVY WET SNOW.
AS A RESULT...THE FIRST WINTER STORM WARNINGS OF THE SEASON HAVE
BEEN HOISTED FOR OSWEGO...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES FOR LATER
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. AS IS TYPICALLY THE CASE EARLY IN
THE SEASON...THIS WILL BE AN ELEVATION DRIVEN SNOWSTORM.
LOW PRESSURE OFF THE NEW JERSEY COAST EARLY THIS MORNING WILL
RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN DURING THE COURSE OF THE DAY...BECOMING
ANOMALOUSLY DEEP (SUB 990MB OR -3 STD FROM NORM) BY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON WHEN IT WILL COME ASHORE ALONG THE NEW ENGLAND COAST.
STRONG DIFFLUENT FLOW TO THE NORTH OF THE PARENT H5 LOW (NR THE ERN
VA AT 07Z) HAS ALREADY ALLOWED THE SHIELD OF STEADY RAIN TO PROGRESS
AND EXPAND ACROSS THE EASTERN COUNTIES OF NEW YORK...AND THIS TREND
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY AS THE UPPER LOW WILL MAKE ITS WAY TO
THE NEW JERSEY COAST. THE RAIN WILL BE ENHANCED DURING THIS PERIOD
DUE TO THE EXTRA LIFT PROVIDED BY A 130KT H25 JET.
THE PCPN IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE FORM OF RAIN INTO THE MIDDAY
HOURS...THEN AS COLDER AIR ENTRAINS INTO THE SYSTEM FROM THE WEST...
THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO VERY WET SNOW. THIS CHANGEOVER WILL FIRST
TAKE PLACE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN...GENERALLY ABV 1500 FT. DURING
THE COURSE OF THE AFTERNOON...H85 TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO
ABOUT -6C WHICH WILL LOWER THE SNOW LEVEL AND ALLOW THE SNOW TO
ACCUMULATE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. WHILE ALL PCPN ACROSS THE
REGION SHOULD BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW BY 00Z...THE STEADY
ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD BE FOUND FROM THE FINGER LAKES EAST.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY NIGHTFALL WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS
THE TUG HILL PLATEAU TO ABOUT AN INCH OR LESS OVER THE HIGHER
TERRINA OF THE FINGER LAKES.
FOR TONIGHT...THE STILL DEEPENING SCF LOW WILL LIFT ACROSS NEW
ENGLAND AND THE ST LAWRENCE VALLEY INTO EASTERN QUEBEC. COLD
ADVECTION IN THE WAKE OF THE SFC LOW WILL GARAUNTEE THAT ANY PCPN IN
OUR REGION WILL BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW AS H85 TEMPS WILL BE IN THE
VCNTY OF -8 TO -10C. THE DEEPEST MOISTURE THOUGH WILL BE PULLING
OUT...WITH ACCUMS GENERALLY LIMITED TO THE FINGER LAKES AND
PARTICULARLY THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM ANOTHER INCH OR SO IN THE FINGER
LAKES TO 4 TO 7 MORE INCHES ON THE TUG.
THIS HEAVY WET SNOW WILL NOT ONLY PRESENT MAJOR TRAVEL PROBLEMS OVER
THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION...BUT IT WILL ALSO LIKELY BRING DOWN
POWER LINES (TREE BRANCHES) AND RESULT IN FAIRLY WIDESPREAD POWER
OUTAGES.
THE WIDESPREAD SYNOPTIC SNOW THAT WILL GREATLY IMPACT OUR EASTERN
ZONES WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY SOME MESOSCALE LAKE EFFECT SNOW OVER
CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. A MULTI-LAKE SINGLE BAND OF
MODERATE TO POTENTIALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL STRETCH FROM THE
UPPER LAKES AND LAKE HURON ACROSS LAKE ERIE. SNOW ACCUMS WILL
GENERALLY RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES FOR THESE TWO COUNTIES TONIGHT...
WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW
ADVISORY WILL BE RAISED FOR THESE COUNTIES TO COVER THIS EVENT.
ALONG WITH THE PCPN...WINDS WILL BECOME QUITE STRONG DURING THE
COURSE OF TODAY THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 35 MPH DURING THE PERIOD. THESE WINDS WILL BE
SUPPORTED BY A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET...WHICH WILL BE 3 STD ABOVE
NORMAL VALUES.
THESE STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS SHOULD ALSO INHIBIT LAKE
EFFECT SNOW OFF LAKE ONTARIO TONIGHT...THUS POPS FOR THE DOWNWIND
AREAS WILL BE MINIMAL.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
COLDEST AIR WILL BE OVER THE REGION IN THE WAKE OF THE DEPARTING
STORM ON WEDNESDAY...WITH 850 MB TEMPS BOTTOMING OUT IN THE -8C TO
-10C RANGE...COLD ENOUGH FOR ALL SNOW WHERE ANYTHING FALLS. SNOW
WILL BE RESTRICTED TO LAKE EFFECT AREAS. AS FOR THIS
POTENTIAL...FOLLOWED NAM12 FOR ACTIVITY IN OUR WEST...WHICH WILL
BE LIMITED TO A HURON FETCH AND ITS IMPACT ON CHAUT/CATT COS.
TOUGH TO PIN THIS DOWN BUT FIGURE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR AT
LEAST A FEW INCHES ON THE RIDGE SO ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
8 PM. OFF ONTARIO...FLOW INITIALLY LOOKS TOO STRONG AND NORTHWEST
BUT AS IT BACKS AND LIGHTENS UP LATER WED AND WED EVE FOR MORE
FETCH...SOME POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIF ACCUMS THERE...WAYNE TO
OSWEGO...BUT NO FLAGS ON THIS YET BUT LATER SHIFTS WILL NEED TO
MONITOR THIS POTENTIAL. ELSEWHERE...JUST LOW CHC POPS FOR SCATD
SNOW SHOWERS.
PATTERN BREAKS DOWN QUICKLY THEREAFTER AS UPPER LOW LIFTS OUT AND
FAST ZONAL FLOW SWEEPS MILDER AIR ACROSS THE LAKES FOR THURS AND
FRI. 850 MB TEMPS WARM ONLY TO ZERO THURS BUT UP TO +9C ON
FRI...TEMPS WILL THEREFORE BE A BIT SLOW TO WARM THURS...STILL IN
40S...BUT SHOULD REACH M-U50S FRIDAY WITH A DRY MILD HALLOWEEN IN
THE EARLY EVENING WITH JUST SOME INCREASE IN CLOUD AS A WEAK FRONT
APPROACHES. THIS FRONT WILL CROSS IN PREDAWN HOURS SAT BUT LOOKS
MOISTURE STARVED...WILL CARRY 30 POP LATE FRI NT AND INTO SAT AM.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
CLOUDS WILL BE SLOW TO CLEAR ON SATURDAY AS FRONT SLIDES SLOWLY
INTO PA AND IT WILL TURN COOLER AGAIN WITH SFC NE FLOW AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS UPPER LAKES. THIS HIGH CRESTS OVER THE
EASTERN LAKES SUNDAY SO LOOK FOR A FINE FIRST SUNDAY OF NOVEMBER
(A 25 HOUR DAY) WITH PLENTY OF SUN AND TEMPS REBOUNDING TO NEAR
50. RIDGE MOVES TO COAST ON MONDAY...DRY AND WARMER HERE...AND
MOST OF NOT ALL OF NEXT WEEK LOOKS WARMER THAN NORMAL.
&&
.AVIATION /08Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
A MAJOR EARLY SEASON RAIN AND SNOW STORM ALONG THE EAST COAST WILL
PRESENT MAJOR IMPACTS TO THE AVIATION COMMUNITY TODAY AND TONIGHT...
BOTH DUE TO PRECIPITATION TYPES/AMOUNTS AS WELL AS DUE TO STRONG
WINDS. FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK...THE AREA THAT WILL
BE MOST DIRECTLY AFFECTED WILL BE THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION
(IE. KART). OTHER SITES IN OUR REGION WILL HAVE INDIRECT IMPACTS
FROM TRAFFIC HEADING TO OR COMING FROM THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR.
STEADY RAIN FROM THE COASTAL STORM WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE EASTERN
LAKE ONTARIO REGION DURING THE REMAINING PRE-DAWN HOURS WITH VSBYS
AND CIGS DROPPING TO MVFR THEN TO IFR CONDITIONS BY DAYBREAK. IFR
CIGS WILL ALSO LIFT ACROSS MUCH OF THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN NEW YORK
AS RAIN WILL GRADUALLY SPREAD TO THE NORTHWEST ACROSS THE FINGER
LAKES.
DURING THE DAY TUESDAY...STEADY RAIN WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE FINGER
LAKES AND EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGIONS WHERE IFR/LOW IFR CIGS WILL
BE IN PLACE. IFR CIGS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER MUCH OF THE
REMAINDER OF THE REGION. THE LOW CIGS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG
NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS...WITH SFC GUSTS IN THE RANGE OF 30 TO 35
KTS. WINDS JUST A COUPLE THOUSAND FEET OFF THE DECK WILL RANGE FROM
40 TO 45 KNOTS...ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WHILE THE COMMERCIAL AIRPORTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO PICK UP SNOW FOR
THE BULK OF TODAY...THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW AT KART
BY MID-LATE AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO TONIGHT. SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS OF WET SNOW ARE POSSIBLE FOR THIS AIRPORT...AS WELL AS
THE SMALLER PRIVATE AIR STRIPS THAT SIT ON ELEVATED TERRAIN EAST OF
DANSVILLE.
THE IFR CIGS WILL GRADUALLY GIVE WAY TO MVFR CIGS EARLY TONIGHT AS
THE STORM WILL LIFT INTO EASTERN CANADA. SFC WINDS WILL REMAIN IN
THE 20 TO 30 KNOT RANGE THOUGH THROUGH AT LEAST 06Z.
THE WORST CONDITIONS LATER TONIGHT WILL BE FOUND SOUTHEAST OF LK
ERIE WHERE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN IFR/LOW IFR CONDITIONS AT
KJHW.
OUTLOOK...
TUESDAY...MVFR/AREAS OF IFR IN LAKE EFFECT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY...MVFR/AREAS IFR IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS SE OF THE
LAKES.
THURSDAY...VFR.
FRIDAY...OCCASIONAL MVFR IN SHOWERS.
SATURDAY...VFR.
&&
.MARINE...
LOOK FOR NORTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE TO NEAR GALE FORCE LATER
THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS TO OUR EAST. STRONGEST
WINDS SHOULD BE THIS EVENING...A BIT STRONGER ON ONTARIO THEN
ERIE. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 10 FEET ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE
ONTARIO. WINDS WILL ONLY SLOWLY DIMINISH AS THEY BACK A BIT
WEDNESDAY AND THEN DIMINISH SUBSTANTIALLY THURSDAY AS A SURFACE
HIGH BUILDS CLOSER.
&&
.BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY FOR NYZ006>008.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY FOR NYZ019-020.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY
FOR LEZ020-040-041.
GALE WARNING FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY FOR LOZ042>045-062>065.
GALE WARNING FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY FOR SLZ022-024.
&&
SYNOPSIS...SFM
NEAR TERM...RSH
SHORT TERM...SFM
LONG TERM...SFM
AVIATION...RSH
MARINE...RSH/SFMHazardous weather outlook, Oct 27, 5:06 PM EDT, 10 hours 27 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 506 PM EDT MON OCT 27 2008 NYZ001>003-010>014-021-085-282115- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON- ONTARIO-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- 506 PM EDT MON OCT 27 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ006>008-282115- OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- 506 PM EDT MON OCT 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ019-020-282115- CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- 506 PM EDT MON OCT 27 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ004-005-282115- WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- 506 PM EDT MON OCT 27 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF LEZ020-040-041-SLZ022-024-282115- UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS- 506 PM EDT MON OCT 27 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE AND SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF LOZ042>045-062>065-282115- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER- 506 PM EDT MON OCT 27 2008 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEW YORK WATERS OF LAKE ONTARIO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF TMA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 3:17 AM EDT | Gale Warning | BUF | 31 hr | |
| Oct 28, 3:33 AM EDT | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | BUF | Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Oswego, Wayne | 36 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:58 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 44 hr |
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Sources
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